Here is a very interesting study of the activities of Rabb Simon Glazer, who was the Chief Rabbi of the in Kansas City from 1920-1923. At a very different time in American Jewish life, he accomplished several groundbreaking initiatives in his short time here in the areas of communal structure and philanthropy, education, kashrut, and Zionism. Check out the link below:
Click to access 1983_35_01_00_schultz_klausner.pdf
It’s worth the time!